[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-22 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 20.03.2012 23:05, Shari wrote: You can try saving it as a 2003 xml and office 2007/2010 should be able to open that. I know in a previous version of Libre this worked for me. Shari 2003 xml is even worse. The one and only file format with 95% compatibility is .doc/.xls/.ppt. -- For

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-22 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 21.03.2012 01:09, Jon Rubin wrote: bangs head against wall. I'm in academia, they aren't going to buy me a copy of MS to use at home. I don't want to buy one. Who benefits? Bangs head again. *I* benefit, if LO can open and save docx with no probllems so that it is transparent. I normally

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-22 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 20.03.2012 22:58, Shari wrote: This person is only asking to do what the website says it can. Either it can or it can't. Shari Obviously it can't and e-letter makes a point. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-22 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 20.03.2012 13:52, darwinev0lved wrote: Advice, thoughts? Jon There is no technical reason why a user of LibreOffice should save a file in OOXML as long as Microsoft Office provides full support for doc/xls/ppt. Office Open XML (OOXML) is simply a no go area. This pestilence of a file

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread RustyRiley
just tried this myself, with a blank document, and could save as .docx in LO 3.5.1 and open it in Word 2010 Starter (don't bother with paying for Word) and could open successfully, so are you sure you've installed it correctly -- I tried this on Win 7 32 bit. Rusty -- View this message in

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread darwinev0lved
Well, I can do everything else, so yes, it's installed OK. Sticking to testing LO on win7 for the mo. I think it may be something to do with tables, or headers, or tables in headers. If I open up a different template, one with no header, then I can save it as a docx, but my standard template has

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 03/20/2012 09:04 AM, darwinev0lved wrote: OK, so it also crashed LO 3.4.4 on ubuntu 11.10. New blank document, save as docx, boom, crash. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/saving-as-docx-crashes-libreoffice-3-5-1-on-windows-7-tp3842244p3842277.html Sent

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread RustyRiley
that's hardly the same thing as trying it out with a blank document that you originally said! -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/saving-as-docx-crashes-libreoffice-3-5-1-on-windows-7-tp3842244p3842341.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread darwinev0lved
yeah, sorry - been using that template for so long, that it's 'blank' to me - as was my mind when posting, clearly. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/saving-as-docx-crashes-libreoffice-3-5-1-on-windows-7-tp3842244p3842350.html Sent from the Users mailing list

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread Guy Voets
2012/3/20 darwinev0lved darwinev0l...@gmail.com If anybody wants to try the template to see if they can save it as a docx, it's here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8251533/New.Standard.Template.11.ott -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread Russell Wilson
crashes when attempting to save as .docx saves as .doc From: darwinev0lved darwinev0l...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2012 2:39 AM Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread man_without_clue
On 03/20/2012 10:39 PM, darwinev0lved wrote: If anybody wants to try the template to see if they can save it as a docx, it's here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8251533/New.Standard.Template.11.ott -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread darwinev0lved
Great minds ... so that's what I did, created a new template. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8251533/New.Standard.Template.12.ott this still crashed LO 3.5.1 on win7 when trying to save it as docx - but doesn't crash when trying to save it on LO 3.4.4 on Ubuntu 11.10 Not sure if that counts as

[libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread RustyRiley
so the better solution might be to save it as a .doc file? From: darwinev0lved [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n384247...@n3.nabble.com To: RustyRiley russwilso...@yahoo.com.au Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2012 3:07 AM Subject: Re: saving

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 03/20/2012 09:39 AM, darwinev0lved wrote: If anybody wants to try the template to see if they can save it as a docx, it's here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8251533/New.Standard.Template.11.ott -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread Tom Davies
really see any significant differences.  Both claimed to have been created by OpenOffice.  Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 20/3/12, darwinev0lved darwinev0l...@gmail.com wrote: From: darwinev0lved darwinev0l...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread Tom Davies
: RustyRiley russwilso...@yahoo.com.au Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, 14:20 so the better solution might be to save it as a .doc file? From

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread MiguelAngel
, RustyRileyrusswilso...@yahoo.com.au wrote: From: RustyRileyrusswilso...@yahoo.com.au Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, 14:20 so the better solution might be to save it as a .doc file

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7

2012-03-20 Thread MiguelAngel
, RustyRileyrusswilso...@yahoo.com.au wrote: From: RustyRileyrusswilso...@yahoo.com.au Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: saving as docx crashes libreoffice 3.5.1 on windows 7 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, 14:20 so the better solution might be to save it as a .doc file